Problems with free ZAv6-what about NetVeda?

You don't need a "Personal Firewall" with Windows 98. Just right click on the outside network interface, and unbind everything but TCP/IP.

And don't forget NOT to use Internet Explorer or Outlook in the Internet, but some alternatives ;-)

Yours, VB.

You still need outlook to read news. You can use other programs for the Web, but you still need Outlook for news.

However, Outlook is the only newsreader that supports accessing a server or proxy on a port other then 119. I have my proxy server for Usenet, on my network, set to 118, which then connects to the Comcast news server on 119. I then block all port 119 access from the network, so that all Usenet traffic from the network has to go into the proxy on port 118. This would not be possible with any other newsreader. Outlook is the only program that will connect to a proxy, server, or peer, on a port other then 119. You should have your server, proxy, or peer, on a port other than 119 anyway, so the script kiddies wont find it and try to exploit it. If its not on 119, the script kiddies wont find it.

And how do I "unbind" everything?

No. There are many much better Newsreader applications for Microsoft Windows than Outlook Express.

Yours, VB.

Charles, you're letting your complete lack of experience show again - any true Usenet Clinet (that means program) will use any port you want it to.

I hope you would reconsider this command. Usenet is a wonderful tool for finding solutions to common problems and you are preventing your experience from benefiting someone else.

This is not true. The newsreader I use, Xananews, allows port assignment.

Well I reckon that Gravity can do this, on account of the fact that in the server properties you can specify the NNTP port (set to 119 initially).

By removing the other entries. Just open this window and have a look - it's easy.

Yours, VB.

No.

VB.